1. Assistive Technology Group Politecnico di Milano Polo Regionale di Como Relevant developments and initiatives in ICT Ats Prof.sa Licia SBATTELLA - Politecnico di Milano licia.sbattella@polimi.it

2. AT Group : mission Assistive Technology Group, the mission: Identify, forecast, implement, promote and apply innovative method and technology from ICT for the development of sustainable solutions for fragility (disabled, elderly, difficulties, …) and for digital inclusion which guarantees the recovery of functionality, social integration, equal opportunities, health, self determination and quality of life

3. AT Group : mission Assistive Technology Group, the mission: Life Project People – Elderly and Disabled Functions and bodily structures, activities and environmental factors Research and development of systems and support devices Create awareness New solutions Methods, systems, devices, processed NeedsProjects Innovation Method - Technological

4. AT Group : Skills Fabio Salice – Pervasive Systems Licia Sbattella – Sensory Cognitive, Natural Language Computation Andrea Bonarini – Robotics and Affective Computing Piero Fraternali – Data Base and WEB Technologies Matteo Matteucci – Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Artificial Vision Sara Comai – Data Base Marco Tagliasacchi – Digital Signal Processing Thimoty Barbieri – Sensory Cognitive Matteo Cesana – Wireless RF Sara Rubinelli – Argumentation Theory and Persuasion Roberto Tedesco - Natural Language Computation, Assistive Devices Design Marzio Glauco Ghezzi – Educational Design Marzio Ghezzi – Project Manager Roberto De Paolis – Design and ethical design

5. AT Group : Collaborations Enterprises Public Structures – Provincial, national e international Organizations – Local, national e international Politecnico – Polo Territoriale di Como is a competences center to support disabilities and innovative tools and devices for teaching and education

6. Assistive Technology Group Research group Activities Politecnico di Milano Polo Regionale di Como Projects

7. Engineering aspects ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) – Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Telecommunications Graphical applications Communication techniques with low cognitive impacts – Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) – Computational Linguistic (natural language processing) Educative and formative actions

8. Building Automation Project: Autonomamente – www.autonomamenteinrete.it www.autonomamenteinrete.it Consolidated Technology Existing Standard Open Source Software Applications for controls Applications for support

9. Building Automation Project: Autonomamente – www.autonomamenteinrete.it www.autonomamenteinrete.it Monitoring example Light 1 Oven TV DoorWindow

10. Building Automation Project: Autonomamente – Assistive functions Communications: Telephone, e-mails, sms Domestic Economy: finance management Agenda and Scheduling Manager – Time progress control and management Casa Tranquilla (Calm Home): home state verification

11. Auxiliary Supports Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI) – Computer Brain Controlled P300 waves

12. Auxiliary Supports Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI) – Brain Electrical Chair Control (LURCH) Motor Control Vehicle Dynamics

13. Auxiliary Supports Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI) – Joystick Interface Development “Man in the middle”

14. Auxiliary Supports Project: Brain Computer Interface (BCI) – Example of Multimodal Interaction Room Selection kitchenliving room bedroom bathroom Pattern Recognition EBNeuro Galileo EEG system Stimulation Feedback For ErrP Movement Command

15. Auxiliary Supports Project: Localization And Ubiquitous monitoRing of pAtients for health care support (LAURA) – Fine Grain wireless localization and biological parameters monitoring system Intrusion detection Conflict detection Biological condition – Low cost system – Self-configurable – Self-tunable

16. Innovations Project: Van Gogh for Blind – Transformation of object depth into vibration

17. Innovations Project: Chemical education through haptic interaction Design and implementation of a haptic system (i.e., providing force / tactile feedback) to model complex molecular interactions Sensable™ PHANTOM ®

18. Innovations Project: Campus Tools (CATS) project: multimodal access to lectures Facilitate lip-reading for deaf or hard of hearing students Video stream of lip movements Audio Captioning by ASR M ULTI C HANCE P OLI T EAM

19. Innovations Project: Campus Tools (CATS) project: multimodal access to lectures (cont.) To facilitate notetaking To mix slide objects and hand notes M ULTI C HANCE P OLI T EAM

20. Innovations Project: Natural Language Processing for learning and communicative impairments To improve accessibility of textual and vocal contents To support language learning and communication To analyse vocal and communicative skills To predict, correct, and support verbal and non verbal expression M ULTI C HANCE P OLI T EAM

21. Innovations Project: Advanced Applied Research: the UBICAMPUS To navigate and explore a wireless campus To obtain complete accessibility of global and local information (often changing daily) To communicate with the other protagonists of the academic life To handle emergencies and to be localized To obtained personalized services based on a specific profile To adopt innovative solutions for independent life M ULTI C HANCE P OLI T EAM

22. Innovations Project: LAMUSA : MultiModal Expression Virtual Environments, Multimodal Communication and Artistic Production for kids and adults with Cognitive Disabilities and Autism M ULTI C HANCE P OLI T EAM

23. Innovations Project: The LAMUSA Project: a Symphonic Model for adult life! M ULTI C HANCE P OLI T EAM

24. Project References 4Wheels licia.sbattella@polimi.it, luciano.baresi@polimi.it, matteo.matteucci@polimi.it, lorenzo.mosca@polimi.it licia.sbattella@polimi.it, luciano.baresi@polimi.it, matteo.matteucci@polimi.it, lorenzo.mosca@polimi.it Autonoma-Mente piero.fraternali@polimi.it, thimoty.barbieri@polimi.it piero.fraternali@polimi.it, thimoty.barbieri@polimi.it BCI-Speller matteo.matteucci@polimi.it, licia.sbattella@polimi.it matteo.matteucci@polimi.itlicia.sbattella@polimi.it

25. Project References LURCH Project andrea.boarini@polimi.it, matteo.matteucci@polimi.it andrea.boarini@polimi.it, matteo.matteucci@polimi.it MultiChancePoliTeam licia.sbattella@polimi.it, dafne.forloni@polimi.it, alessandra.nozza@polimi.it, paola.bravo@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it, silvia.sbattella@polimi.it licia.sbattella@polimi.it, dafne.forloni@polimi.it, alessandra.nozza@polimi.it, paola.bravo@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it, silvia.sbattella@polimi.it CATS Project licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it, elisabetta.genovese@unimore.it, roberta.garbo@unimib.it licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it, elisabetta.genovese@unimore.it, roberta.garbo@unimib.it

26. Project References LAURA matteo.cesana@polimi.it, marco.tagliasacchi@polimi.it, redondi@elet.polimi.it, borsani@elet.polimi.it, fabio.salice@polimi.it matteo.cesana@polimi.it marco.tagliasacchi@polimi.it redondi@elet.polimi.itborsani@elet.polimi.it fabio.salice@polimi.it NLP for Disability and LAMUSA licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it www.esagramma.net UBICAMPUS licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it, lorenzo.mosca@polimi.it, silvia.sbattella@polimi.it licia.sbattella@polimi.it, roberto.tedesco@polimi.it, lorenzo.mosca@polimi.it, silvia.sbattella@polimi.it